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August! Make a New Year’s Resolution You’ll Want to Keep
Ever wonder why other people’s job titles are nouns and ours is an adjective?
That’s because when the principalship was invented, the title meant “principal teacher.”
Not a bad idea, when you consider that we are more accountable than ever for how well our teachers teach and students learn. It’s time that principals get back to our roots.
Too often, we’re so busy doing and being in our jobs (do-be-do-be-do) that reflection is thinking, “Now where are those keys?”.
Remember, though, instructional leaders build a school culture centered on one mission: to ensure maximum academic and personal growth in every single child.
Now is the time to get your message out to staff, students, and your school community.
You know that maximum teaching and learning is right for kids, and nothing less will do. It’s “what’s worth fighting for in the principalship.” Read more >
Golden Phrases
When the principalship was invented, the title meant “principal teacher.”
We’re more accountable than ever for how well our teachers teach and students learn.
Instructional leaders have one mission: maximum academic and personal growth for every single child they serve.
